We live in the desert, it's hot and dry here most of the time. Right now we are in our rainy season,
Monsoon season, rains like crazy for short times, with lots of lightning & thunder.
Seems the last couple of years the monsoons have turned into what they call a Haboob. A huge dust storm.
I had never heard of a haboob till 2 years ago. Now seems like it happens here pretty often. I got some pictures of it coming in and thought I'd share them today. In the past, they have only brought dirt, this storm had a little rain come in behind it, that helps wash away the dirt.
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| At first I thought something might have been on fire |
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| It really is just a wall of dust |
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| This is looking one direction |
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| And I turned and this was the other direction |
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| It's was moving fast |
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| Yuck, dirt |
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| This is it just as it's about to engulf us |
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| Betty's a good girl, she was so scared |
We were happy to have a little rain behind this dust storm, it washed away lot of the dirt, but as always it leaves behind quite a mess.
Holy Dog I would be scared too! I don't think I would like to experience that.
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I saw a similar dirt storm moving through Dallas when I was visiting there one year. Not quite as dense but gosh, it was scary. I hope no more of those come your way.
ReplyDeleteWow that's amazing! Deccy x
ReplyDeleteWowzers! That's really cool-looking! You know ... in a scary way and all. Mom said they had monsoon season in Korea, but it was rain, rain, rain, nothing but rain for a solid month. We've never seen a dust storm like that (well, Dad has, but that was during the first Gulf War...); we appreciate you sharing your photos!
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